EVERYONE asking "what about this brand?" I state at the beginning of the video that I'm only going to talk about brands that I have had hands on time with, and if I don't mention a brand it doesn't mean I haven't heard of it, it just means I can't give any experience based opinions on it.
Car Audio.etc do me a favour and test DLS from sweden,, very good quality both in sound and build quality,,, they make awsome amps too,,, try it,,, (im speaking from over 20 yrs of experience) cheers from sweden,, ps i only use alpine headunits ;)
If you haven't had experiences with more than just the brands you mentioned then you don't have enough experience in car audio and don't really have the position to give your opinion.
fomocoboy They have been doing Car audio for years under the JBL brand + twenty brands - including AKG Acoustics, AMX, Crown Audio, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL, JBL Professional, Lexicon, dbx, DigiTech, Mark Levinson, Martin, Revel, Soundcraft, and Studer. They just were bought by Samsung 2017
I liked my morel speakers but I truly love the warmth of my focal 3 way set up I have now. Great video dont worry about the ones complaining about the lengthy of the video they actually have nothing better to do .
I trust this guy! I am also a Rockford fan! After hearing what he said about Rockford speakers not being the best.... I only wish I found this video before purchasing components. I have not had them installed but after this review, I do believe I will resale them. Also I was looking to purchase Sound Stream as and amp to power my Rockford components (highs and mids) but now...oh no no... right on time! Thanks guy!!! Thanks to you I will be looking into Rockford Amps and Subs! Great video by the way.. I watched this without WiFi and on my data plan. It has been worth the suffering I will approach later. Thank you!
Interesting video mate, I respect that you're only giving input with your experiences with products you've directly used and worked with. Little bit of a shame that some other things mustn't have made their way into your workshop yet, I've been using alpine pdx amps for a while and I will say when I switched one for a focal fpp4100 the difference wasn't too obvious but focal definitely produce a cleaner, clearer and far smoother sound from that amp when compared to the alpines I was using anyway. Could be a ab vs class d thing but who really knows. Regarding subs, have you ever worked with an alpine type r subs? I'm not sure if you mentioned them but man if you haven't then you really should, they really are incredible subs for the money and are capable of a lot! Anyway rather than drawing the comment out too long I'll just leave it at that, would be interesting to chat with you sometime. My current setup is a clarion cz702 deck, hertz hi energy 3 ways in the front (amazing), image dynamics idmax 12" in the boot. Run active through an alpine h800 processor, pdx 4.150 on midbass, pdx 1.1000 on sub and focal fpp 4100 on the midranges and tweeters.
I agree with most parts of the video, I have only dealt with Alpine, Sony, Focal. Currently have Focal speakers and underseat sub and damn they sound amazing! However they do come at a cost. I have heard Rockford speakers, amps and subs and they are amazing but that was in a car audio showroom. I have videos of my car with Focal speakers, check it out if you like
Sony back in the late 90’s were a great brand with their ES stuff.. Eclipse back in the day used to be an amazing brand as well. The used to have a deck that had 16 volt balanced outputs.
good vid, for people like me that don't know heaps about car audio it gives a good overview of what's out there, what's good and what is crap - well done!
Just put together a system with Pioneer headunit, low end focal speakers (integration series), and the Rockford Fosgate amp you recommended and it sounds AWESOME. Great review and very helpful!
Just come across this video. I agree with 100qof his opinions. I'm slightly old skool, so have experience with many older units from tape/CD/md and pioneer/alpine/RF/focal have consistently been top, for most parts. The reason so much of the landscape has changed, because newer cars have mostly bespoke systems and for the average user does the job, compared to when a long time ago, audio was just an afterthought. So, only a few companies exist with the older ethos of quality, the rest compete on the cheaper end. Good video.
I appreciate your honest assessment. I wouldn't disagree with ANYTHING you said. Sure there are other brands but you told us your opinion on what you've worked with. Not surprised at any of your assessments.
Enjoyed the info...especially about Soundstream. I owned a couple of Soundstream amps over 20 years ago that were some of the best amps I've ever heard, so I've been tempted by their cheap prices now. Glad to hear your opinion on that. I totally agree on Focal...JBL is a complicated issue for me. They're the biggest company and make some of the best home stuff I've ever heard, but it's just where they choose to place their products in the market that affect quality. If you ever get to listen to their K2 series home speakers I'd highly recommend it. Best I've ever experienced.
Thank you for everything you said about Focal. I'm buying a new Peugeot 3008 and upgrading the stereo/speakers which is to a Focal system. I'm totally convinced now it's money well spent
Based on my experience and quality for the money, these would be my personal picks: Head unit - Kenwood Amplifiers - Rockford Fosgate Speakers / Subs - Kicker Yes, I realize there may be better brands out there, but at a certain point the cost just gets stupid.
I have very similar opinions of car audio. Pioneer makes GREAT radios but don't really like their other stuff. I do love Rockford Fosgate! The amp and sub I have are both made in the US! Sound great! I do like the aluminum subwoofer, aluminum is used a lot in pro audio and stuff and the subwoofers handle a lot more power than they say they can. The speakers are not as nice, but still are great for the money!
I really have to agree on your Pioneer statement Their head units are among the finest there is for both SQ and SPL applications. User-friendly interface and easy to work with! Did you know that Pioneer was the first company to feature a removable front-panel on their head units.. This was sometime during the late 80's As for the speakers, the old(er) stuff was far superior to what you can buy today, with a much clearer and smoother sound compared to today's lineup. Especially when you come to the middleground between budget and high-end (The E-series / D-series in the US, in particular) - Even one generation in-between has a distinctive difference in sound characteristics. Where the older TS-E170ci has a very open and smooth mid-range, the newer TS-E171ci does not, and needs a lot of EQ'ing to sound right. Also the tweeters in the older set were pretty similar to the much more expensive pair found in the PRS lineup (large 1.25" soft-domes), compared to the newer 0.75" domes.. though both sets sports neodymium magnets, the older set needed a lot less power to shine. As for subwoofers, the older SPL lineup was probably the best sounding subwoofers ever to come out of the factory (and quite possibly, the loudest subwoofers at the time, setting many records in the early 2000's) The 5 and 6-series (TS-W305c / 306c and 255c / 256c) subwoofers were absolutely brilliant, and were probably the best budget-class subs that money could buy.. There were some series in between today's lineup and the 5/6-series. The early Champion-series subwoofers weren't too bad, and the Champion PRO lineup were rather unique in design, with an internal airtight chamber sandwiched between two cones. Apperantely made to sound better in smaller sealed enclosures (which in fact, they do), but works well in larger ported enclosures as well (which I have sitting under my table right now) Skip forward some years, and the current lineup of subwoofers can't come close to the old ones, both in build-quality and sound. The 11-series (TS-W311c and 261c) is the current lineup, and to say the least, they feel cheaply made. The amplifiers are not too bad for their price, and they do rated power, as in RMS - not the big MAX power rating seen on the box (referring to BigDWiz' review and Amp-dyno of the GM-D9601) And like the head units, the amplifiers do sound great, especially when you start to move into high-end territory
i agree as well... i have the DEH-X6910BT single DIN radio, and it and it's BT capability rocks, except in a hot car, with a hot phone... still have the radio, but not the car... i didnt want to get rid of it and when the car finally gets sold, it'll be a demo derby car, likely, as that's all its worth... but my current car is double DIN, so I may try to find a cheap one with GPS or Android auto...
Love my Pioneer head unit. The one I got was from Walmart for about $80. So not too bad price wise, and brings with it quite a bit of quality and functionality.
I've heard lots of systems & different brand types. I've seen awesome setups that sounded Dreadful, then I've seen crappie setups that sound really good. It took me awhile to put my system together in my truck but I went with Rockford Fosgate a little spendy but well worth it. 8 speakers in my cab & 2 subs all Rockford Fosgate. 2 tweets 4 mids 2 in my extended cab doors. I went with 2, 15in 2000 watt Rockford Fosgate Power T2's , with Rockford Fosgate 2500 watt amp & a Rockford Fosgate 600 watt amp for the 8 speakers in the cab. I replace all the stock wire to all the speakers & had a 6 cell $220.00 Optima battery for my extra power source Which was only hook to the 2500 watt Rockford Fosgate amp. My CD deck is a touch screen Clarion & you could hear my truck coming 4 blocks away. I'm about $7,600.00 into my system & like I said well worth it especially when my body goes numb & I can't see because my eyes get blurry. Rockford Fosgate all the way 👍👍👍...Kilo
I had $229 Sony head unit with $40 Sony speakers, the sounds just ok, but compared with my old JVC audio, Sony sound much better, the bass is more punchy (JVC and Sony at maximum bass) and the treble sound the same until I'm adding cheap little tweeter in the dash, now i'm happy how it's sound.
We use the Focal FDP amps at work and and both sets had to go back, we tried them a whie ago and had the same problems, we switched to rockford for the most part but my favorite over ther rockford is the arc xdi series. but personally putting rockford in my car with focal krc 6.5s and two jl w6 v2 subs. focal has amazing sound!
I have an all pioneer system. I have the FH-x820bs and its a great head unit. The speakers are the 4 way 6x8 speakers by pioneer and they have a really nice crisp sound to them and they are made well. The only negative is they need to be in some kind of enclosure to allow a decent level of bass output. but when in a nice door enclosure they put out a ton of bass considering the size of them.. (the pro series pioneer speakers are top end in my opinion) The amp is the gm-d9601 by pioneer and it was tested on the amp dyno and the output was 806 watts at 2ohms(rated 800). and the subwoofers I have are two 10" pioneer ts-w261s4 subwoofers. They are fairly inexpensive but they have decent sized double stacked magnets and a steel basket. well made in my opinion. Overall I love my system and it has great volume and sound quality. somewhere in the area of 125-130db when i really crank into it. I have a db meter i use to test it. Overall I love my system in my SUV and it cost less than 800 dollars. but I would like to know what you think of Kicker? I would like to know what you think of them
Loved ur vdo. I use a kenwood single din . But wanna change to a new one but will this have any affect on my current JBL speakers quality as I love the sound on my JBL speakers. Pls suggest if changing a head unit will make any affect on current performance
I've got the Orion Cobalt coaxials in my car paired to a Pioneer head unit, 50 watts rms per channel, the sound quality can't be better, it is just amazing, even being the entry level speakers
Totally agree with the flashing lights and whatnot. Get's on my nerves and can sting the eye a bit at night. But I am a bit light sensitive too, so there is that to factor in...
I learned a lot about JVC.. I thought too they were cheap until I purchased one of their Theater DILA projectors. Hands down that projector blows away tons and tons of brands projectors we all know about like Optima, Sony, InFocus and the likes. Their projectors are so damn good you will never see it in a Best Buy or chain store. Lit up on my screen innovations black diamond screen... nothing compares. It looks better than actually going to the Dolby Atmos theater here in Detroit. Super vivid color. I can vouch for JVC also in 1991!... my father won a raffle and got one of the first compact digital shelf stereo systems on the market and it was a JVC. Not like that boom box shelf system behind you but real deal good specs. Those tiny little 3.5" woofers back then blew me away when they were just as loud and cleaner than some 12"s I had at the time. The tiny stereo put out 100 x 4 rms not peak as well. It was also one of the first home stereo compact systems with the digital cassette system and lots of other features I was blown away about and never forgot because still to this day Sony has not or Bose has not made as good of a system as that one was. I've never met anyone or known anyone with that compact stereo my father won.
Man I did choose exactly like you! 👍 Pioneer head unit DEH 7800DAB Focal speakers PS165F series Rockford Fosgate sub R1-1x12 Rockford Fosgate amps prime series R300x4 and R250x1 Best regards 😉
Hi Mate.. Thanks for posting your Video.. Very helpful. I've been looking around the internet & youtube.. Trying to pick out the best car speakers I can.. You're reinforce what i was thinking, so i'm definitely going to go for focal speaker .. I've been working on becoming good at installing, Eg sound proofing and set ups. With some cheap pioneer speaker.. I was thinking.. If I can get cheep speaker to sound good.. When I install some high end speakers.. Eg Focal. It with sound Fantastic.. Thanks for helping.. All the Best.. Steve.. I'm also a DJ.. Cheers..
Cool video lots of information i really love Rockford fossgate to Pioneer is my favorite head unit to then alpine my dad got one in his 2019 Camaro sounds awesome well i set his system up im not saying that is the reason but il take some credit lol ever since i was younger im not to old lol but i always remembered were im from they didn't have a great Variety im from Pittsburgh pa it's terrible down here mostly everyone hates loud systems but it kinda makes me like to have them even more lol but anywhere i go i have everyone's heads almost doing a 360 i remember having my first car when i was 14 and i had to have my friend drive me and are friends around just having fun bumping i had 2 ROCKFORD FOSGATE 12s and a 1000w RF AMPLIFIER HOLY SHIZNIT that think was crazy AWESOME everyone thought i had 15s i had a sealed box but i think they liked it better the BASS was more tight and crisp if that makes sense but i miss those days. I was Subscribed to your channel before but when i got my new phone o my DAMN just a bunch of crap i had to deal with but i found ur channel again so i subscribed to it sorry for rambling on well i just wanted to say i think ur channel is AWESOME lots of stuff i can learn so thanks for ur videos BROTHA [✌🏼💪🏼🔈✌🏼💪🏼🔉✌🏼💪🏼🔊]
I tend to agree with this assessment on all counts. $ for $ Alpine Type R is hard to beat for Components and Coaxial for the average punter. You can lean on them pretty hard and they take it easily assuming you can feed the power to them. $ for $ the Fosgate amps are bloody brilliant for what they do. unless your chasing serious SQ or SL you wont go wrong with a Pioneer HU, Alpine speakers and Fosgate amp, well not for the same money atleast.
I’m planning to buy a car where one of the options is a bang and olufsen amp and speakers. I plan on replacing the amp, but do you think the speakers are a good option? Or should I save the money on that option and go straight to aftermarket speakers?
My experience.. Rockford fosgate? Each of the '1st' 3 amplifiers I've bought, have had issues. Usually turn on problems. BUT! The replacements have been the most reliable, and best sounding amplifier ever. I guess quality control of 'likely' getting returned amplifiers back on sale, is a problem. MB Quart until around 2014 or so, was an amazing alternative brand. I had a set of 5.25'' components, and a 4.80 4 channel amplifier. Awesome. Well, later I bought one of the newer 600.4 amps. And I had nothing but problems. On paper it was much more powerful than the 4.80. 300w bridged on channels 3/4, didn't sound half as powerful as my rockford 500x1d with the same wattage at 4ohms.
I bought a 2004 Nissan titan new which had the Rockford Fosgate system in it. Loved it! Was the best factory system at the time I think. I remember the 2004 Pontiac GTO had the blaupunkt system in it. It sounded pretty awesome then. I guess nowadays they arent that great anymore
I love all the true choices in car audio. It's like the wild west out there, exciting to explore! Kenwood's excelon are my favorite headunits. They're no McIntosh, but their DACs are sooo good.
My personal picks would be a Pioneer deck, a Fiio Digital Audio player, Audible Physics speakers, Helix DSP, a sealed Fi Neo 12, and stereo integrity amplifiers.
Just had Focal Uptopia M speakers with Focal Amps and Focal Utopia Sub with a Pioneer Head Unit and it was Amazing. A World Class System all done by The Lifestyle Store at North Parramatta
ive had some 10 inch sonys dont remeber the series of them they were one of the better brands retailed for 80 bucks n seen them up to 170 dollars a piece n some house speakers from early 2000s n they have 6 inch woofer that is decent quality
I enjoyed watching this. I love my Pioneer HU and Focal Utopia W-XP woofers, so I found myself in much agreement. I believe you were a bit tough on Focal subs, apparently they made a dud that you spoke of (which was interesting), but their Utopia subs are amazing. Finally, I know you were speaking only to the brands listed, but the Morel Supremo Piccolo tweeters are mind-blowingly good.
I had a set of morel the only bad part is I couldnt find anyone that wanted to buy them used as a set. But I was able to make back 85% MY money back selling them separate lol
hey, you did great. used audio in general is a tough sell. people understandably like to buy new. in fact, I am selling the Focal utopia w-xp crossovers on ebay, brand new, at an incredible price. so far, no buyer. you did great getting that percentage back for used speakers.
I have an 02 Mustang GT convertible and I have an old school a/d/s/ PQ 20 bridged for my front using Polk Audio components I have a ( Purchased back in 2013)Sound Stream REF 4.920 Bridged to 2 Morel 12" Ultimo subs as well as a over kill Sound stream (2013 Purchase) REF 2.640 for the Polk Audio components in the rear. I have a Kenwood Excelon DMX907S head unit I have just received from a friend who has had it for a bit just had to recover some of his initial investment(Didn't tell wife before purchasing) LOL.. but have not replaced my single din Pioneer I have running things ... it sounds pretty good just its getting pretty cold out so I have no desire to deal with the elements to install my new deck. I hammer my sound stream amps pretty hard on a daily and they have had zero issues BUT I will not purchase anything but Audio Control in the Future. Its sad that a/d/s/ no longer exists as that PQ20 is so nice.
pioneer has a nice amp. the GM8601. 800w RMS, 1ohm stable, CEA cert, someone did an amp dyno for the 1200w RMS version and it did better than rated so im sure the GM8601 does rated. $109 free shipping brand new off amazon too. I got it on 2 older Rockford P3s in my truck, but not too old. The ones with the blueish cones. Does about 137-140db.
If I had to nominate brands that seem to get a lot of coverage in the US but I have little first hand knowledge of here in Oz: KICKER - seem to be aimed at folks under 30 - anyone ? JL Audio - reputedly top notch - never seen or heard their gear but I dont get out much Clarion - another company that *had* a good name, but now ? Sane responses to any of the above most welcome. Thanks again for the vid.
Unfortunately that Rockford Fosgate T400x4, does not put out close to that without the harmonic distortions being thru the roof.. I have & also talked to others who have tested it, & found that it typically got 64 watts RMS per channel with 2 ohm load at 14.4 volts, and to get 92 watts RMS we dropped it to 1/2 ohm & the THD was some 12.0% which is crazy. This test was also done using a 1k signal. Regardless it still is impressive for its size. Would be great to power speakers for highs, like mid powered coaxials or something. Otherwise Rockford is definitely great in general. Focal is incredible!!! JBL & Infinity are both by Harman Kardon Orion sold out as did many who still ride their once great name. Regardless you hold a decent channel. Coming from another professional, you seem quite knowledged Keep it up.
wax333 Morel has got to be some of the most top of the line speakers I've ever done extensive research on every single part on the speaker has overkill in mind when designing their speakers.
I'm currently running Infinity Kappa Perfects and boy do they sing. I can't wait until the idatalink AR is released and bypass my truck's factory amp and dump the digital signly directly into the AC DM810.
I'll not be so sure that small size with a lot of power it's a good combination. Remember about heating. When the amplifiers are bigger, they have more space inside and have bigger radiator, so they keep lower temperature inside, so the transistors have more effectiveness. It's not e big deal to make smaller amplifier. But open that big Sony witch is 4x70 RMS and see how many space thay have inside and how big is the body witch is a radiator made of aluminum, against that small, tight 5x100 RMS Rockford. It's like compare laptop and PC. Laptop always will be less effective than PC. Because everything inside is tight in small body and the cooling system is worst. A temperature is bad for transistors and theirs effectiveness.
TOP MAN THANKS WHAT WAS RATING OUT OF 10 FOR ROCKFORD FOSGATE SPEAKERS ETC ?? I THINK IL GET EITHER ALPINE OF ROCK FOSGATE 6X9 SPEAKERS YO 8 / 10 !!!! FOCAL GREAT BUT EXPENSIVE ?? :)))
Back when I was fitting radios, 20 odd years ago, we called JBL, Junk But Loud. I think Soundstream got bad about 10 or 15 years ago. Polk Audio are usually the speakers I have gone for for the past 10 years or so, good quality / price ratio
Open your horizons and research gear that your shop doesn't sell. Arc Audio? Image Dynamics? Zapco? Illusion Audio (Carbon Series speakers), Hertz?- I could go on but you get the idea. Maybe attend a few trade shows like CES. Props for giving the video a go but there is more out there then what your distributor allows you to sell per contact and market saturation.
Im looking to do something fairly small like 800W setup any recommendations on a good setup? Brands? And any other useful information you have. I don’t have a lot of knowledge on audio setups.
What do you think about the sony xm gs4 amplifier ? Going for audio quality over power. They claim 100 db signal to noise and 100 kHz frequency response ?
I have a double DIN JVC head unit in my jeep. Its amazing in looks, usability, and adjustability. It was $249. I also have a Pioneer Double DIN in my ford and its a little worse than the JVC in every way (but still a decent unit), and it was $299. Every pair of Infinity speakers I have ever owned sounded fantastic (bought my first pair in 1989), and if you step up to the midlevel or higher end JBL stuff its really good gear.. I DO think Sony and Soundstream are cheesy these days and not even on my radar. Atleast we agree on something
I had an Eclipse system in my car years ago. I absolutely loved the quality sound. Is there a comparable system that will give that quality of sound today that I could buy. I really need your input on this!! Please.
summer of 95 i put 2 Punch 12s and 2 Boss 10s in the back of my 67 Bug. Pioneer 6x9s in the doors. i had to upgrade my alternator to a Baja type made for more accessories and a second battery. year in i had to get Punch 10s because the boss took a crap on me. i got them used cheap anyways. all that to say. i love Fosgate amps and subs. even my son put Fosgate in his vehicle.
Audio control ? Agreed with Eclipse back in the 90s i own their cd deck with amazing DAC in them yes i had 12” sub insane good sound Rockford Fosgate amp love them. Also Alpine awesome deck Denon deck and cd changer was so bad, even small bump will make them skip like crazy
Established in 1967 as Alps-Motorola - a joint venture between Alps Electric and U.S.-based Motorola - it became Alpine Electronics, Inc. in 1978 when Alps bought out Motorola's share of the company. So 51 years.....
Great video. I agree with you on your ratings. But I will say it's not really fair to compare a $1,300 set of three way speakers to a $350 pair. I know Focal makes an entry level speaker set that is around the same price as Alpine. I wonder how they would compare ( I do plan on using Focal for my next build). Some brands that I love that you haven't had experience with are JL Audio, MTX, RE Audio, Audison, US Amps, Powerbass(not sure if they still exist), MB Quart and for a quirky head unit that sounded good Nakamichi(not sure if they are still around either).
A few others I forgot about subs cerwin vega. Amps subs and speakers MMats,Kicker and Hifonics. Speakers Boston Acoustics. I've also heard CT audio and Sundown are good but I have no personal experience with them.
No brand loyalty here. I've got a combo of Pioneer, Kicker, Alpine, and Dual in my minivan. Reason why I have a mix of brands is due to buying a lot of it used for nowhere near what they were worth to begin with. I.E. I have two sets of 12s, with each set being in its own ported box. One set are Alpine Type-Rs, and the other set are Kicker Comps. I got them, with their boxes, for $200 altogether. The Pioneer amp I'm using to power them also came with the Kickers when I got them. My head unit and door speakers are Pioneer, and the amp that I use for the doors is a $60 Dual from Wal-Mart.
Which brand is good for extremely low budget (below 100 dollars) speakers?I am thinking about alpine,is it good at low price,like j type,are they OK for the price?
@Sam S he made a 45 minute video so im sure if he wanted to he could've but as I said he did the ones hes had experience with. But im cool with the ones he did
KENWOOD is part of JVC BUT, they are separate, Kenwood makes great head units!! Arguably the best right now! Excelon XR series is pretty good across the board.
EVERYONE asking "what about this brand?"
I state at the beginning of the video that I'm only going to talk about brands that I have had hands on time with, and if I don't mention a brand it doesn't mean I haven't heard of it, it just means I can't give any experience based opinions on it.
What about DS18's or boss? :D:D:D:D
Car Audio.etc do me a favour and test DLS from sweden,, very good quality both in sound and build quality,,, they make awsome amps too,,, try it,,, (im speaking from over 20 yrs of experience) cheers from sweden,,
ps i only use alpine headunits ;)
Hasse Thorslund I second that comment. I have the a4, a6 and ur6 components so definitely agree :)
If you haven't had experiences with more than just the brands you mentioned then you don't have enough experience in car audio and don't really have the position to give your opinion.
fomocoboy They have been doing Car audio for years under the JBL brand + twenty brands - including AKG Acoustics, AMX, Crown Audio, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL, JBL Professional, Lexicon, dbx, DigiTech, Mark Levinson, Martin, Revel, Soundcraft, and Studer. They just were bought by Samsung 2017
2:09: Alipine
9:05: Sony
14:20: Pioneer
16:20: Rockford Fosgate
21:21 Focal
27:17 JBL
28:30 Infinity
29:20 Orion
29:36 American Hi-Fi
30:38 Fusion
34:30 Eclipse
36:38 Sound Stream
38:33 Parrot
41:37 JVC
The world needs more people like you sir
no JL Audio or Kenwood?
where is hertz???
PRV & DS18 for mids & high
Sundown Sa12 & Orion Hcca for lows.
love you
thanks for all your feedback. this helped a newbie like me out a lot in deciding what brands to continue looking into for my modest budget.
I liked my morel speakers but I truly love the warmth of my focal 3 way set up I have now. Great video dont worry about the ones complaining about the lengthy of the video they actually have nothing better to do .
I trust this guy! I am also a Rockford fan! After hearing what he said about Rockford speakers not being the best.... I only wish I found this video before purchasing components. I have not had them installed but after this review, I do believe I will resale them. Also I was looking to purchase Sound Stream as and amp to power my Rockford components (highs and mids) but now...oh no no... right on time! Thanks guy!!! Thanks to you I will be looking into Rockford Amps and Subs! Great video by the way.. I watched this without WiFi and on my data plan. It has been worth the suffering I will approach later. Thank you!
yeah trust ones dudes Opinion lol
This video really helped I'm working on doing a complete system in a single cab truck witha. New headunit, speakers, 2 10" shallow mount subs, and amp
Interesting video mate, I respect that you're only giving input with your experiences with products you've directly used and worked with. Little bit of a shame that some other things mustn't have made their way into your workshop yet, I've been using alpine pdx amps for a while and I will say when I switched one for a focal fpp4100 the difference wasn't too obvious but focal definitely produce a cleaner, clearer and far smoother sound from that amp when compared to the alpines I was using anyway. Could be a ab vs class d thing but who really knows. Regarding subs, have you ever worked with an alpine type r subs? I'm not sure if you mentioned them but man if you haven't then you really should, they really are incredible subs for the money and are capable of a lot! Anyway rather than drawing the comment out too long I'll just leave it at that, would be interesting to chat with you sometime. My current setup is a clarion cz702 deck, hertz hi energy 3 ways in the front (amazing), image dynamics idmax 12" in the boot. Run active through an alpine h800 processor, pdx 4.150 on midbass, pdx 1.1000 on sub and focal fpp 4100 on the midranges and tweeters.
I agree with most parts of the video, I have only dealt with Alpine, Sony, Focal. Currently have Focal speakers and underseat sub and damn they sound amazing! However they do come at a cost. I have heard Rockford speakers, amps and subs and they are amazing but that was in a car audio showroom.
I have videos of my car with Focal speakers, check it out if you like
Truly enjoy your work!!
Keep it up!!
From Co USA
Sony back in the late 90’s were a great brand with their ES stuff.. Eclipse back in the day used to be an amazing brand as well. The used to have a deck that had 16 volt balanced outputs.
good vid, for people like me that don't know heaps about car audio it
gives a good overview of what's out there, what's good and what is crap -
well done!
Brains and Heed units...
Onw of the rare instances where I found review echo personal preferences. Keep going!
Just put together a system with Pioneer headunit, low end focal speakers (integration series), and the Rockford Fosgate amp you recommended and it sounds AWESOME. Great review and very helpful!
Just come across this video. I agree with 100qof his opinions. I'm slightly old skool, so have experience with many older units from tape/CD/md and pioneer/alpine/RF/focal have consistently been top, for most parts. The reason so much of the landscape has changed, because newer cars have mostly bespoke systems and for the average user does the job, compared to when a long time ago, audio was just an afterthought. So, only a few companies exist with the older ethos of quality, the rest compete on the cheaper end. Good video.
Great knowledge! Thank you for sharing!
I appreciate your honest assessment. I wouldn't disagree with ANYTHING you said. Sure there are other brands but you told us your opinion on what you've worked with. Not surprised at any of your assessments.
Enjoyed the info...especially about Soundstream. I owned a couple of Soundstream amps over 20 years ago that were some of the best amps I've ever heard, so I've been tempted by their cheap prices now. Glad to hear your opinion on that. I totally agree on Focal...JBL is a complicated issue for me. They're the biggest company and make some of the best home stuff I've ever heard, but it's just where they choose to place their products in the market that affect quality. If you ever get to listen to their K2 series home speakers I'd highly recommend it. Best I've ever experienced.
Thank you for everything you said about Focal. I'm buying a new Peugeot 3008 and upgrading the stereo/speakers which is to a Focal system. I'm totally convinced now it's money well spent
Based on my experience and quality for the money, these would be my personal picks:
Head unit - Kenwood
Amplifiers - Rockford Fosgate
Speakers / Subs - Kicker
Yes, I realize there may be better brands out there, but at a certain point the cost just gets stupid.
Personally amps and speakers/sub, I find much higher quality, yeah you might be paying a bit more but you pay to play, just my opinion though
I have very similar opinions of car audio. Pioneer makes GREAT radios but don't really like their other stuff. I do love Rockford Fosgate! The amp and sub I have are both made in the US! Sound great! I do like the aluminum subwoofer, aluminum is used a lot in pro audio and stuff and the subwoofers handle a lot more power than they say they can. The speakers are not as nice, but still are great for the money!
I really have to agree on your Pioneer statement
Their head units are among the finest there is for both SQ and SPL applications. User-friendly interface and easy to work with!
Did you know that Pioneer was the first company to feature a removable front-panel on their head units.. This was sometime during the late 80's
As for the speakers, the old(er) stuff was far superior to what you can buy today, with a much clearer and smoother sound compared to today's lineup. Especially when you come to the middleground between budget and high-end (The E-series / D-series in the US, in particular) - Even one generation in-between has a distinctive difference in sound characteristics. Where the older TS-E170ci has a very open and smooth mid-range, the newer TS-E171ci does not, and needs a lot of EQ'ing to sound right. Also the tweeters in the older set were pretty similar to the much more expensive pair found in the PRS lineup (large 1.25" soft-domes), compared to the newer 0.75" domes.. though both sets sports neodymium magnets, the older set needed a lot less power to shine.
As for subwoofers, the older SPL lineup was probably the best sounding subwoofers ever to come out of the factory (and quite possibly, the loudest subwoofers at the time, setting many records in the early 2000's)
The 5 and 6-series (TS-W305c / 306c and 255c / 256c) subwoofers were absolutely brilliant, and were probably the best budget-class subs that money could buy..
There were some series in between today's lineup and the 5/6-series. The early Champion-series subwoofers weren't too bad, and the Champion PRO lineup were rather unique in design, with an internal airtight chamber sandwiched between two cones. Apperantely made to sound better in smaller sealed enclosures (which in fact, they do), but works well in larger ported enclosures as well (which I have sitting under my table right now)
Skip forward some years, and the current lineup of subwoofers can't come close to the old ones, both in build-quality and sound.
The 11-series (TS-W311c and 261c) is the current lineup, and to say the least, they feel cheaply made.
The amplifiers are not too bad for their price, and they do rated power, as in RMS - not the big MAX power rating seen on the box (referring to BigDWiz' review and Amp-dyno of the GM-D9601)
And like the head units, the amplifiers do sound great, especially when you start to move into high-end territory
i agree as well... i have the DEH-X6910BT single DIN radio, and it and it's BT capability rocks, except in a hot car, with a hot phone... still have the radio, but not the car... i didnt want to get rid of it and when the car finally gets sold, it'll be a demo derby car, likely, as that's all its worth... but my current car is double DIN, so I may try to find a cheap one with GPS or Android auto...
Love my Pioneer head unit. The one I got was from Walmart for about $80. So not too bad price wise, and brings with it quite a bit of quality and functionality.
Pioneer were the leaders in the 1980's and revolutionised the car stereo market.
I've heard lots of systems & different brand types. I've seen awesome setups that sounded Dreadful, then I've seen crappie setups that sound really good. It took me awhile to put my system together in my truck but I went with Rockford Fosgate a little spendy but well worth it. 8 speakers in my cab & 2 subs all Rockford Fosgate. 2 tweets 4 mids 2 in my extended cab doors. I went with 2, 15in 2000 watt Rockford Fosgate Power T2's , with Rockford Fosgate 2500 watt amp & a Rockford Fosgate 600 watt amp for the 8 speakers in the cab. I replace all the stock wire to all the speakers & had a 6 cell $220.00 Optima battery for my extra power source Which was only hook to the 2500 watt Rockford Fosgate amp. My CD deck is a touch screen Clarion & you could hear my truck coming 4 blocks away. I'm about $7,600.00 into my system & like I said well worth it especially when my body goes numb & I can't see because my eyes get blurry. Rockford Fosgate all the way 👍👍👍...Kilo
I had $229 Sony head unit with $40 Sony speakers, the sounds just ok, but compared with my old JVC audio, Sony sound much better, the bass is more punchy (JVC and Sony at maximum bass) and the treble sound the same until I'm adding cheap little tweeter in the dash, now i'm happy how it's sound.
"That's all the brains that I can think of that I've worked with..If you're curious about some other Brains" 1:26 lol
Ron Smith Music where’s ur music
We use the Focal FDP amps at work and and both sets had to go back, we tried them a whie ago and had the same problems, we switched to rockford for the most part but my favorite over ther rockford is the arc xdi series. but personally putting rockford in my car with focal krc 6.5s and two jl w6 v2 subs. focal has amazing sound!
I have an all pioneer system. I have the FH-x820bs and its a great head unit. The speakers are the 4 way 6x8 speakers by pioneer and they have a really nice crisp sound to them and they are made well. The only negative is they need to be in some kind of enclosure to allow a decent level of bass output. but when in a nice door enclosure they put out a ton of bass considering the size of them.. (the pro series pioneer speakers are top end in my opinion) The amp is the gm-d9601 by pioneer and it was tested on the amp dyno and the output was 806 watts at 2ohms(rated 800). and the subwoofers I have are two 10" pioneer ts-w261s4 subwoofers. They are fairly inexpensive but they have decent sized double stacked magnets and a steel basket. well made in my opinion. Overall I love my system and it has great volume and sound quality. somewhere in the area of 125-130db when i really crank into it. I have a db meter i use to test it.
Overall I love my system in my SUV and it cost less than 800 dollars.
but I would like to know what you think of Kicker? I would like to know what you think of them
Highly recommend you get those speakers away from the wall, out the corners and ideally isolated from the bench but mainly the first 2
Totally agree on the Alpine, solid unfussy design which can also look the part in older cars. A lot of modern stereos are like space machines.
Hertz, dynaudio and morel make amazing components.. certainly up there with focal
lmao fuken hertz.... you have no idea what you're talking about
@@ArdaiThomasPoker i run Hertz MLK Legend 1650.3 sure their entry level is crap but thats not what im talking about
Straight off the bat I learned something, Neodymium MAGNETS YO! Thanks for your insights.
My dad bought me a Focal E 30KX 12’ and I am so happy with it .
I could buy alpine in the very early 80s so almost 40years
I had 2 reference amps and it worked excellent but you are right about one thing that they blew out when you bridged the amp but there subs are great
Yeah I would agree with Sony one, it has taken me about 4 months to get the Bluetooth to work properly. but sony have loads of other stuff to do.
I want to say thank you for your honesty !!!
Glad you put mix tracks on blast.
But the only thing I like about Pioneer is the app radio live gui.
Loved ur vdo. I use a kenwood single din . But wanna change to a new one but will this have any affect on my current JBL speakers quality as I love the sound on my JBL speakers. Pls suggest if changing a head unit will make any affect on current performance
I've got the Orion Cobalt coaxials in my car paired to a Pioneer head unit, 50 watts rms per channel, the sound quality can't be better, it is just amazing, even being the entry level speakers
Totally agree with the flashing lights and whatnot. Get's on my nerves and can sting the eye a bit at night. But I am a bit light sensitive too, so there is that to factor in...
I learned a lot about JVC.. I thought too they were cheap until I purchased one of their Theater DILA projectors. Hands down that projector blows away tons and tons of brands projectors we all know about like Optima, Sony, InFocus and the likes. Their projectors are so damn good you will never see it in a Best Buy or chain store. Lit up on my screen innovations black diamond screen... nothing compares. It looks better than actually going to the Dolby Atmos theater here in Detroit. Super vivid color. I can vouch for JVC also in 1991!... my father won a raffle and got one of the first compact digital shelf stereo systems on the market and it was a JVC. Not like that boom box shelf system behind you but real deal good specs. Those tiny little 3.5" woofers back then blew me away when they were just as loud and cleaner than some 12"s I had at the time. The tiny stereo put out 100 x 4 rms not peak as well. It was also one of the first home stereo compact systems with the digital cassette system and lots of other features I was blown away about and never forgot because still to this day Sony has not or Bose has not made as good of a system as that one was. I've never met anyone or known anyone with that compact stereo my father won.
I changed the door speakers, 5''x7''s, for FOCAL's AC 570, which are not that topend, and the difference is amazing.
Man I did choose exactly like you!
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Pioneer head unit DEH 7800DAB
Focal speakers PS165F series
Rockford Fosgate sub R1-1x12
Rockford Fosgate amps prime series R300x4 and R250x1
Best regards 😉
Your background music on your video is good!
Hi Mate.. Thanks for posting your Video.. Very helpful.
I've been looking around the internet & youtube.. Trying to pick out the best car speakers I can.. You're reinforce what i was thinking, so i'm definitely going to go for focal speaker ..
I've been working on becoming good at installing, Eg sound proofing and set ups.
With some cheap pioneer speaker.. I was thinking.. If I can get cheep speaker to sound good..
When I install some high end speakers.. Eg Focal. It with sound Fantastic..
Thanks for helping..
All the Best..
Steve.. I'm also a DJ.. Cheers..
Cool video lots of information i really love Rockford fossgate to Pioneer is my favorite head unit to then alpine my dad got one in his 2019 Camaro sounds awesome well i set his system up im not saying that is the reason but il take some credit lol ever since i was younger im not to old lol but i always remembered were im from they didn't have a great Variety im from Pittsburgh pa it's terrible down here mostly everyone hates loud systems but it kinda makes me like to have them even more lol but anywhere i go i have everyone's heads almost doing a 360 i remember having my first car when i was 14 and i had to have my friend drive me and are friends around just having fun bumping i had 2 ROCKFORD FOSGATE 12s and a 1000w RF AMPLIFIER HOLY SHIZNIT that think was crazy AWESOME everyone thought i had 15s i had a sealed box but i think they liked it better the BASS was more tight and crisp if that makes sense but i miss those days. I was Subscribed to your channel before but when i got my new phone o my DAMN just a bunch of crap i had to deal with but i found ur channel again so i subscribed to it sorry for rambling on well i just wanted to say i think ur channel is AWESOME lots of stuff i can learn so thanks for ur videos BROTHA [✌🏼💪🏼🔈✌🏼💪🏼🔉✌🏼💪🏼🔊]
I tend to agree with this assessment on all counts.
$ for $ Alpine Type R is hard to beat for Components and Coaxial for the average punter. You can lean on them pretty hard and they take it easily assuming you can feed the power to them.
$ for $ the Fosgate amps are bloody brilliant for what they do.
unless your chasing serious SQ or SL you wont go wrong with a Pioneer HU, Alpine speakers and Fosgate amp, well not for the same money atleast.
Krimreeper o
I’m planning to buy a car where one of the options is a bang and olufsen amp and speakers. I plan on replacing the amp, but do you think the speakers are a good option? Or should I save the money on that option and go straight to aftermarket speakers?
My experience..
Rockford fosgate? Each of the '1st' 3 amplifiers I've bought, have had issues. Usually turn on problems. BUT! The replacements have been the most reliable, and best sounding amplifier ever. I guess quality control of 'likely' getting returned amplifiers back on sale, is a problem.
MB Quart until around 2014 or so, was an amazing alternative brand. I had a set of 5.25'' components, and a 4.80 4 channel amplifier. Awesome. Well, later I bought one of the newer 600.4 amps. And I had nothing but problems. On paper it was much more powerful than the 4.80. 300w bridged on channels 3/4, didn't sound half as powerful as my rockford 500x1d with the same wattage at 4ohms.
I bought a 2004 Nissan titan new which had the Rockford Fosgate system in it. Loved it! Was the best factory system at the time I think. I remember the 2004 Pontiac GTO had the blaupunkt system in it. It sounded pretty awesome then. I guess nowadays they arent that great anymore
Guy I have used JVC forever as well as fosgate and I have never had any problems with it and sounds great
Well done video. Thank you.
I love all the true choices in car audio. It's like the wild west out there, exciting to explore! Kenwood's excelon are my favorite headunits. They're no McIntosh, but their DACs are sooo good.
thornygravy what Dacs do they have? How many bit?
Car Audio.etc They're 24-bit. I'm not sure who makes their DACs.
My P600x4 Rockford Fosgate died after 3-4 years of use. Thoughts on reliability? Sound quality from this amp was simply stunning.
In the 1980's Alpine used to be the best. The Pioneer quickly caught up to them within 4-5 years.
alpine? you mean soundstream in the 80s/90s
I am really a fun of Android Stereos. Do you recommend joying android 8 octa core or any similar android stereo or I should stick to Pioneer?
My personal picks would be a Pioneer deck, a Fiio Digital Audio player, Audible Physics speakers, Helix DSP, a sealed Fi Neo 12, and stereo integrity amplifiers.
Salutation from France! I'm a big fan of focal, strange isn't it? No matter what, I like your work that reminds me what I do on my car 😉
Just had Focal Uptopia M speakers with Focal Amps and Focal Utopia Sub with a Pioneer Head Unit and it was Amazing. A World Class System all done by The Lifestyle Store at North Parramatta
Lol I skipped your videos for months thinking you where like 14 lol.. you turned me, I like your knowledge. Keep it up.
Totally agree on Rockford Fosgate Subwoofers, my first set of subs was a pair of P2D4-12 and I️ beat the hell out of them and they never let me down.
ive had some 10 inch sonys dont remeber the series of them they were one of the better brands retailed for 80 bucks n seen them up to 170 dollars a piece n some house speakers from early 2000s n they have 6 inch woofer that is decent quality
I enjoyed watching this. I love my Pioneer HU and Focal Utopia W-XP woofers, so I found myself in much agreement. I believe you were a bit tough on Focal subs, apparently they made a dud that you spoke of (which was interesting), but their Utopia subs are amazing. Finally, I know you were speaking only to the brands listed, but the Morel Supremo Piccolo tweeters are mind-blowingly good.
I had a set of morel the only bad part is I couldnt find anyone that wanted to buy them used as a set. But I was able to make back 85% MY money back selling them separate lol
hey, you did great. used audio in general is a tough sell. people understandably like to buy new. in fact, I am selling the Focal utopia w-xp crossovers on ebay, brand new, at an incredible price. so far, no buyer. you did great getting that percentage back for used speakers.
For first 5 mins I was like heat units ? Lol otherwise nice video, thanks.
I have an 02 Mustang GT convertible and I have an old school a/d/s/ PQ 20 bridged for my front using Polk Audio components I have a ( Purchased back in 2013)Sound Stream REF 4.920 Bridged to 2 Morel 12" Ultimo subs as well as a over kill Sound stream (2013 Purchase) REF 2.640 for the Polk Audio components in the rear. I have a Kenwood Excelon DMX907S head unit I have just received from a friend who has had it for a bit just had to recover some of his initial investment(Didn't tell wife before purchasing) LOL.. but have not replaced my single din Pioneer I have running things ... it sounds pretty good just its getting pretty cold out so I have no desire to deal with the elements to install my new deck. I hammer my sound stream amps pretty hard on a daily and they have had zero issues BUT I will not purchase anything but Audio Control in the Future. Its sad that a/d/s/ no longer exists as that PQ20 is so nice.
pioneer has a nice amp. the GM8601. 800w RMS, 1ohm stable, CEA cert, someone did an amp dyno for the 1200w RMS version and it did better than rated so im sure the GM8601 does rated. $109 free shipping brand new off amazon too. I got it on 2 older Rockford P3s in my truck, but not too old. The ones with the blueish cones. Does about 137-140db.
If I had to nominate brands that seem to get a lot of coverage in the US but I have little first hand knowledge of here in Oz:
KICKER - seem to be aimed at folks under 30 - anyone ?
JL Audio - reputedly top notch - never seen or heard their gear but I dont get out much
Clarion - another company that *had* a good name, but now ?
Sane responses to any of the above most welcome. Thanks again for the vid.
Unfortunately that Rockford Fosgate T400x4, does not put out close to that without the harmonic distortions being thru the roof.. I have & also talked to others who have tested it, & found that it typically got 64 watts RMS per channel with 2 ohm load at 14.4 volts, and to get 92 watts RMS we dropped it to 1/2 ohm & the THD was some 12.0% which is crazy. This test was also done using a 1k signal. Regardless it still is impressive for its size. Would be great to power speakers for highs, like mid powered coaxials or something.
Otherwise Rockford is definitely great in general.
Focal is incredible!!!
JBL & Infinity are both by Harman Kardon
Orion sold out as did many who still ride their once great name.
Regardless you hold a decent channel.
Coming from another professional, you seem quite knowledged
Keep it up.
James Bro You guys need to check out Morel and Hertz gear and DC
wax333 Morel has got to be some of the most top of the line speakers I've ever done extensive research on every single part on the speaker has overkill in mind when designing their speakers.
Thanks for your opinion👍
I'm currently running Infinity Kappa Perfects and boy do they sing. I can't wait until the idatalink AR is released and bypass my truck's factory amp and dump the digital signly directly into the AC DM810.
I'll not be so sure that small size with a lot of power it's a good combination. Remember about heating. When the amplifiers are bigger, they have more space inside and have bigger radiator, so they keep lower temperature inside, so the transistors have more effectiveness. It's not e big deal to make smaller amplifier. But open that big Sony witch is 4x70 RMS and see how many space thay have inside and how big is the body witch is a radiator made of aluminum, against that small, tight 5x100 RMS Rockford. It's like compare laptop and PC. Laptop always will be less effective than PC. Because everything inside is tight in small body and the cooling system is worst. A temperature is bad for transistors and theirs effectiveness.
crescendo twistedsounds soundqubed dc audio sundown audio big power and way underrated
Sundown And DC audio are the only big players we have in NZ
don't forget about American Bass they are up there with sundown, soundqubed, DD, and DC Audio.
Soundqubed bangs for the money
crescendo,sundown,dc audio arent underrated anymore
Yeah really young brands that are not well known for hifi...slaps really hard though
TOP MAN THANKS WHAT WAS RATING OUT OF 10 FOR ROCKFORD FOSGATE SPEAKERS ETC ?? I THINK IL GET EITHER ALPINE OF ROCK FOSGATE 6X9 SPEAKERS YO 8 / 10 !!!! FOCAL GREAT BUT EXPENSIVE ?? :)))
Back when I was fitting radios, 20 odd years ago, we called JBL, Junk But Loud. I think Soundstream got bad about 10 or 15 years ago. Polk Audio are usually the speakers I have gone for for the past 10 years or so, good quality / price ratio
I'm surprised with polks quality for their price tbh
Open your horizons and research gear that your shop doesn't sell. Arc Audio? Image Dynamics? Zapco? Illusion Audio (Carbon Series speakers), Hertz?- I could go on but you get the idea. Maybe attend a few trade shows like CES. Props for giving the video a go but there is more out there then what your distributor allows you to sell per contact and market saturation.
Exactly he wasn't mentioning some great brands like arc zapco etc etc
Im looking to do something fairly small like 800W setup any recommendations on a good setup? Brands? And any other useful information you have. I don’t have a lot of knowledge on audio setups.
What do you think about the sony xm gs4 amplifier ? Going for audio quality over power. They claim 100 db signal to noise and 100 kHz frequency response ?
I have a double DIN JVC head unit in my jeep. Its amazing in looks, usability, and adjustability. It was $249. I also have a Pioneer Double DIN in my ford and its a little worse than the JVC in every way (but still a decent unit), and it was $299. Every pair of Infinity speakers I have ever owned sounded fantastic (bought my first pair in 1989), and if you step up to the midlevel or higher end JBL stuff its really good gear.. I DO think Sony and Soundstream are cheesy these days and not even on my radar. Atleast we agree on something
Take a look at JL Audio really expensive but very good sound quality speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers.
For real JL AUDIO FAN SINCE DAY ONE will never switch to anything else
I have never blown anything of Jl but everything from fosgate to skar has blown
And here I thought the stats were all I needed to make a decision.
I didn't even think about the material that was used.
I had an Eclipse system in my car years ago. I absolutely loved the quality sound. Is there a comparable system that will give that quality of sound today that I could buy. I really need your input on this!! Please.
summer of 95 i put 2 Punch 12s and 2 Boss 10s in the back of my 67 Bug. Pioneer 6x9s in the doors. i had to upgrade my alternator to a Baja type made for more accessories and a second battery. year in i had to get Punch 10s because the boss took a crap on me. i got them used cheap anyways. all that to say. i love Fosgate amps and subs. even my son put Fosgate in his vehicle.
Audio control ?
Agreed with Eclipse back in the 90s
i own their cd deck with amazing DAC in them
yes i had 12” sub insane good sound
Rockford Fosgate amp love them.
Also Alpine awesome deck
Denon deck and cd changer was so bad, even small bump will make them skip like crazy
MTX amps and speakers are amazing
the pioneer TS-W3003D4 are amazing subs for the price and so are the class d amps
What do you recommend for 6 1/2" Focal, that's not to expensive? both separates and coaxial
Established in 1967 as Alps-Motorola - a joint venture between Alps Electric and U.S.-based Motorola - it became Alpine Electronics, Inc. in 1978 when Alps bought out Motorola's share of the company. So 51 years.....
What would you say would be the best car stereo. I plan to get Rockford fosgate 6.5 prime speakers.
Great video. I agree with you on your ratings. But I will say it's not really fair to compare a $1,300 set of three way speakers to a $350 pair. I know Focal makes an entry level speaker set that is around the same price as Alpine. I wonder how they would compare ( I do plan on using Focal for my next build). Some brands that I love that you haven't had experience with are JL Audio, MTX, RE Audio, Audison, US Amps, Powerbass(not sure if they still exist), MB Quart and for a quirky head unit that sounded good Nakamichi(not sure if they are still around either).
A few others I forgot about subs cerwin vega. Amps subs and speakers MMats,Kicker and Hifonics. Speakers Boston Acoustics. I've also heard CT audio and Sundown are good but I have no personal experience with them.
I just love the Harman&Kardon audio System from BMW X5 2017
Over the years I've owned 6 different type r subs by Alpine. Im not too fond of them because it takes so much power to run them.
Orion xtr subs rock my man they hit so hard it busted my rear deck
I'm upgrading my system- can I email u a components list and get your feedback. I wanna make sure I'm matching things up right
I’m still using old school soundstram amplifiers reference, best amps ever.
They where build in Us by Waide Stewart.
Nothing come close.
No brand loyalty here. I've got a combo of Pioneer, Kicker, Alpine, and Dual in my minivan. Reason why I have a mix of brands is due to buying a lot of it used for nowhere near what they were worth to begin with.
I.E. I have two sets of 12s, with each set being in its own ported box. One set are Alpine Type-Rs, and the other set are Kicker Comps. I got them, with their boxes, for $200 altogether. The Pioneer amp I'm using to power them also came with the Kickers when I got them. My head unit and door speakers are Pioneer, and the amp that I use for the doors is a $60 Dual from Wal-Mart.
Which brand is good for extremely low budget (below 100 dollars) speakers?I am thinking about alpine,is it good at low price,like j type,are they OK for the price?
JBL Is the Audio brand of ferari and toyota.It is under the Harman brand.Infinity,Harman/Kardon,JBL.AKG are under Harman.
Lawrenz Nelson
All owned by Samsung now
You want to hear a Genesis my pal. Only thing that can beat Rockford and kicker is Genesis Amps. Pure magic sound
Forgot JL and Kenwood.. what about those
He did a review about all the brands HE'S HAD EXPERIENCE with
@Sam S he made a 45 minute video so im sure if he wanted to he could've but as I said he did the ones hes had experience with. But im cool with the ones he did
@Sam S oh im not sure, maybe he just bought it personally 🤷
KENWOOD is part of JVC BUT, they are separate, Kenwood makes great head units!! Arguably the best right now! Excelon XR series is pretty good across the board.
watch the video bro, especially the start of it
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